New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-30
ceed Judge Bin gham lately appointed Circuit Judge for
the District OF Columbia Judge Pugh was lately de-
feated for Mayor OF Columbus,
FIGHTING THE FLAMES FOR SEVEN HO URS.
TWO BoATLoADs OF THE CREW PICKED UP-THE
THIRD BOAT YET UNHEARD OF.

TWO BoATLoADs OF THE CREW PICKED UP-THE
THIRD BOAT YET UNHEARD OF.
SAVANNAH April 20 tSpeeaD. Captain Patrick Doyle,
First Mate Douglass and seventeen members OF the crew
OF the British Benhope were brought 10 this city
this morning by the pilot boat Mary Odel They an-
nounced the loss OF the by fire. sixty miles south
of Tybee Light The steamer sailed from New-YorS
on Sunday, bound for Vera Cruz with cargo OF
2s 600 cases OF crude petroleum shipped by Lambert
Ayres, OF NewYork. The numbered twenty 1.-Two
men all told. At o'clock on Thursday morning First
Engineer r. j. Houghten while oiling the machinery
discovered that the cargo fire aud gave the alarm
A few minutes later tongues Of fame began leaping
through OF the matches and soon thereafter
series OF explosions began in the hold.
Each case contained about forty gallons
and as one after the other burst In
quick succession the report resembled ragged firing by
infantry Frequently several exploded smulta-
neousy the loud striking terror to the hearts
of those board The force OF the conclusion during
these concentrated explosions shook the vessel from
stem to stern, but the crew stood face to
face with the danger of being blown to
atoms in brave but frutless endeavor to subdue the
rapidly increasing fury OF the flames. Eventually the
mbers deck yielded TO the concussion and were
wrenced from their astenngs and hurled high into tne
air. The matches succumbed and the entries 20 the
hold became tunnels through which the flames leaped
up into the air and began an attaek Oh
the sails masts, spars and rigging.
To lessen tho danger OF death from falling missiles
from above the captain sent many men alort as he
could spare to cut away the sails and other nammable
material The iron sides OF the vessel were so hot
that tho naked hand could not be laid on them, and
hcayed like the sides of painting horse at each succeed
ing explosion The steering apparatus was burned In
two in the early stages Of the conagraton and the ves
sell which had been headed toward the shore in the early
stages OF the fire, drifted helplessly ahout
The crew fought the flames forseven hours before taking
TO the boats three in number After rowing twentyour
hours two boats picked up this morning by
the Mary Odel.
the lost sight of the Benhope she was still
burning furousy strong breeze prevailed when the
boats we're launched, the not ru nning dan
gerousy high The third boat has not been heard from
vet. but the local pilots think that she
will easily reach shore wlthout misnap'
as tho weather is favorable Those In
the missing boat are Second Mate Dundas and seamen
H. Morley, Il. Cundle, Thomas Chqutt anu AiOert rAr-
part oo. ,,,.,o, 1 ,-os
The burned steamer OF 100 tons burden and was
five years old. she owned by Joseph bault
of LIVERPOOL and was valued at 100000. Ihe cargo
was probably worth $4,000 The origin or the nIe IS
unknown. The shpwrecked crew is being well cared